Congress of Future Medical Leaders Preliminary Schedule

Day One - Wednesday, June 25

4:00 PM — Doors Open. Find Your Seat and Meet Your Fellow Congress Delegates!

6:00 PM — Program Begins

• National Anthem Sung by a Congress Delegate
• Greetings and Welcome by Emcee and Academy Executive Director Richard Rossi
• Icebreaker Group Activity
• Delegates Mentored by 2020 TIME Kid of the Year, Forbes 30 under 30, and Congress Alumnus Gitanjali Rao 
• Small Group Writing and Sharing Exercise
• Delegates Mentored by National Academy of Future Scientists and Medical Scientists, Science Director Dr. Mario Capecchi, Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Delegates Mentored by Congress Alumnus, Forbes 30 under 30, and CEO & Founder of Rebokeh, Rebecca Rosenberg

• Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Mukesh K. Jain, M.D., Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Brown University

• Questions Submitted by Delegates for Dr. Jain, Hosted by Rebecca Rosenberg

• Delegates Mentored by Academy Executive Director Richard Rossi

• Delegates Mentored by Carmen Tarleton, Recipient of the Nation’s Fifth Full Face Transplant and the second in the world to receive a second face transplant.
• Wrap-up Activity and Remarks by Richard Rossi

9:30 PM — Evening Adjourn

Day Two - Thursday, June 26

8:30 AM — Doors Open

10:00 AM  — Program Begins

• Introduction of the Day’s Activities by Richard Rossi
• Inspiring Group Activity
• Delegates Mentored by MIT undergraduate student and 2019 Gordon Moore Award Winner, International Science & Engineering Fair, Krithik Ramesh
• Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Dr. Timothy Nelson, CEO and Co-Founder of Heartworks, and Mayo Clinic Director of the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
• Delegate Exercise with Richard Rossi
• Delegates Mentored by Dr. Deborah Bedor, Nationally Recognized College Admissions Expert and CEO of College Admission Central
• Wrap up Delegate Small Group Exercise

12:30-3:00 PM — Lunch Break and Speaker Meet & Greet with Delegates

• Welcome Back Remarks, Richard Rossi
• Delegates Mentored by Congress Academic Partner Dr. James C. Schmidt, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
• Delegates Mentored by Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University and Community Healthcare Hero
• Delegates Mentored by Heman Bekele, winner of the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge and 2024 TIME Kid of the Year
• Inspiring Collaborative Small Group Activity
• Delegates Mentored by Leanne Fan, Winner of the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge
• Delegates Mentored by Dr. Gary Richter, Owner and Medical Director of Holistic Veterinary Care and Voted America’s Favorite Veterinarian
• Collaborative Small Group Activity
• Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Dr. Stephen Ray Mitchell, Dean, Georgetown Medical School (2000-2020)
• Questions Submitted by Delegates for Dr. Mitchell, hosted by Krithik Ramesh

6:00-8:00 PM — Dinner Break and Speaker Meet & Greet with Delegates

• Welcome Back Remarks by Richard Rossi
• Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Dr. Sylivia Owusu-Ansah, EMS Medical Director at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsbugh and Medical Advisor on the Television Drama, "The Pitt" 
• Questions Submitted by Delegates for Dr. Owusu-Ansah, hosted by Leanne Fan
• Collaborative Small Group Activity
• Delegates Inspired by Todd Herman, a Global Leader in Peak Performance and the Recipient of Inc's Fastest Growing Companies
• Wrap-up Activity and Remarks by Richard Rossi

9:30 PM — Evening Adjourn

Day Three - Friday, June 27

8:30 am — Doors Open

10:00 AM — Program Begins

• Introduction of the Day’s Activities by Richard Rossi
• Collaborative Small Group Activity
• Live Surgery! Dr. Anthony Romeo, Orthopedic Surgeon and Shoulder & Elbow Specialist, moderates surgery while surgeon Dr. Justin Griffin takes questions from Delegates
• Collaborative Small-Group Breakout Exercise

12:30-3:00 PM — Lunch Break and Speaker Meet & Greet with Delegates

• Welcome Back Remarks by Richard Rossi
• Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Dr. Charles M. Rice, Rockefeller University, Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor of Virology, Recipient of the Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Questions Submitted for Dr. Rice from Delegates, Hosted by Krithik Ramesh
• Delegates Mentored by Dr. Richard Johnson, University of Colorado, Professor Emeritus and Author of Eureka and the Art of Discovery
• Collaborative Small Group Activity
• Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Dr. Katalin Kariko, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery and Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Questions Submitted for Dr. Kariko from Delegates, Hosted by Leanne Fan
• Shake Break!
• Inspiring Patient Story by Nicole Hall, RN, Maternal Mortality Survivor
• Delegates mentored by the World-Renowned Body Language Expert, Linda Clemons, Founder of Sisterpreneur®

6:00-8:00 PM — Dinner Break and Speaker Meet & Greet with Delegates

• Induction of Congress Delegates into the Society of Torch and Laurel Honor Society by Executive Director Steven Loflin
• Presentation of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence by Richard Rossi
• Candlelit Awards Ceremony
• Address to the Convocation by Dr. Stephen “Ray” Mitchell, Dean, Georgetown Medical School (2000-2020)
• DJ and Dance!

9:30 PM — Congress Adjournment

Past Speakers

Learn about the distinguished physicians and medical scientists who have mentored Delegates in the past.